The South African actress has been married to her second husband, US actor Michael Brandon, since 1989, offers that she wouldn’t want to date again at her age.

In conversation with her friend Karen Thompson, 56, who is mother to ‘Made in Chelsea’ stars Louise and Sam, Glynis says she is “really happy” with her marital status because it means she doesn’t have to act as a “carer” to older men.

“I'm really happy I’m married actually. Other single friends I've had who sort of date men in their own age range or little bit older sort of a say that the men just really want to find a woman to look after them and then you become a carer!”

Karen, meanwhile, who is divorced and has recently started dating again, reveals the pitfalls of dating as an older woman.

“It's so hard. All my girlfriends and I say, ‘I desperately want to go out, have fun dance the night way, which I love so much, but there is nowhere in London that I feel I can go without people looking at me thinking I'm too old to be there and it's terribly sad.’

She adds: “I'm very loathe to go out with just a girlfriend or a couple of girls. It looks a little bit obvious when you’re women of a certain age.